Hay-rake



(No Modem M. R. JENKINS,

HAY BAKE.

No. 438,316. Patented Oct.' 14, 1890.

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MARION R. JENKINS, OF BROWNING, MISSOURI.

HAY-RAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 438,316, dated October14, 1890.

Application lecl September 19, 1889. Serial No. 324,458. (No model.)

To all whom, t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, MARION R. JENKINS, residing at Browning, in thecounty of Linn and State of Missouri, and a citizen of the UnitedStates, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay-Rakes, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in whichn Figure 1 is a top or plan View. Fig. 2is a rear elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical section at line 3 3 of Fig. 1.Some of the parts are broken out on the right-hand side of Figs. l and 2to show the manner of securing the axle to the rakehead.

This invention relates to thatclass of hayrakes which are employed inconnection with hay-stackers, and in which the horses are hitched at theend of therake.

As heretofore constructed the rake-heads of this class of rakes havebeen liable to become loose and to sag or give down under the weight ofthe load from the continual jolting in passing over rough ground. Suchsagging and loosening of the rake-head permits the points of therake-teeth to get out of line and to spring apart, causing the teeth tocatch in the ground and the rake to do poor work.

The object of this invention is -to improve the construction of the rakeso as to avoid the above-mentioned objection, as Well as to improve itsconstruction generally, which I accomplish as illustrated in thedrawings, and as hereinafter described. That which I claim as new willbe pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, A represents the rake-teeth, which are secured at theirrear ends to two crossbars a a, which form the rake-head. The cross-barsa are secured together by the teeth A on their under sides and by shortpieces b on their upper sides, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

B represen ts an arch, which, as here shown, constitutes the axle, andpreferably Inade of gas-pipe. It is secured to the rake-head bya stirrupc at each end or by other suitable means, and the wheels C are mountedupon each end of it, or upon spindles secured to each end.

D represents a brace secured to the crossbars a and to the arch B, asshown in Fig. 3.

E represents the draft-bars.

F represents the backing-poles.

G represents the fenders.

H represents the seat, which is secured to the brace D. v

The arch B relieves the rake-head of the weight of the load, and thedraft-bars E and backing-poles F are secured to the rake-head in suchposition that the strain of the draftbars and backing-poles will beresisted by the arch B, which, as shown, is braced forward by the braceD. The wheels O being mounted upon the arch, the rake-head is lessliable to be loosened bythe jolting of the Wheels in passing over unevenground, and the wheels may be made larger, which will reduce the draftas Well as the jolting. The backing-poles F are secured to thecross-bars a, as shown, thereby bracing the .rake-head and tending tokeep it square. The rakehead may be made much lighter, and yet Will bemuch stronger on account ofthe arch B relieving it of the Weight'andstrain of the rake. The brace D holds the arch B firmly in position,supports the center of the rakehead, and also furnishes a convenient andelastic support i or the seat H.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a rake-head carrying rake-teeth, of theforwardly-inclined arch secured at both ends to the rake-head,abracebetween the arch and rake-head, and draftbars at the ends of therake-head, substantially as described.

MARION R. JENKINS.

Witnesses:

R. L. GIBSON, M. L. GIBSON.

